This got us to thinking, are there any Falcons players who are worth taking before their average draft position?

You already know that we’re high on wide receiver Taylor Gabriel, who is somehow being picked at an average of 151 overall. However, an even better option for the late rounds of your draft may be Mohamed Sanu.

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Despite posting 59 catches, 653 yards and four touchdowns last year, Sanu is currently being taken at 187 overall, which is lower than any other Atlanta fantasy player excluding their defense/special teams unit. At that price, Sanu represents a potentially brilliant late-round bargain.

There’s no guaranteeing that Sanu can match his numbers from 2016, but he has put up similar stats in the past playing for an inferior quarterback in a system that does not have nearly as many weapons as the Falcons have now.

Sanu’s size and catch radius make him a solid red zone target and his drop rate (the lowest in the NFL the past two years) should give Matt Ryan plenty of confidence to keep looking his way in 2017.

He’s not going to go Julio Jones and win your league, but it’s tough to beat Sanu as a late-round sleeper for a WR3 spot. Reach accordingly.